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(11) EP 2 488 213 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
22.08.2012 Bulletin 2012/34

(21) Application number: 10824045.8

(22) Date of filing: 13.10.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61L 2/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2010/052546
(87) International publication number:
WO 2011/047082 (21.04.2011 Gazette 2011/16)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 14.10.2009 US 251458 P

(71) Applicants:
  • Verutek Technologies, Inc.
    Bloomfield, CT 06002 (US)
  • The University of Connecticut
    Farmington, CT 06030-6400 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • SUIB, Steven
    Storrs Connecticut 06268 (US)
  • STAFFORD, Lisa
    Storrs Connecticut 06268 (US)
  • HUANG, Hui
    Yushan City Jiangxi Province 334700 (CN)
  • HOAG, George E.
    Bloomfield Connecticut 06002 (US)
  • COLLINS, John B.
    Amston Connecticut 06231 (US)

(74) Representative: von Kreisler Selting Werner 
Deichmannhaus am Dom Bahnhofsvorplatz 1
50667 Köln
50667 Köln (DE)

   


(54) OXIDATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS WITH MIXED VALENT MANGANESE OXIDES